My son needed open heart surgery at 5 days old and I couldn't hold him for 55 days. A stranger's words gave me the hope I ...

Cardiac surgeons perform surgery on the heart, the aorta, the pulmonary vein, and other important structures related to cardiac health. They do not typically diagnose heart disease.

School of Medicine, an international, multi-site clinical study led by an IU School of Medicine researcher and ...

ECU Health’s East Carolina Heart Institute (ECHI) has received four 3-star ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS ...

The percentage of people who die during or soon after heart bypass surgery—the most common heart surgery in the U.S.—has been cut nearly in half since 1990. (In 2016, it was 2.1 percent.) ...

I recently went to a cardiology nurse practitioner who suggested I should get off this dose and go to the baby aspirin dose.

A children's heart surgery service is in a "precarious state" amid concerns over staffing, above-average death rates and an ...

Patients who have open heart surgery, for example, have their breastbone cut so surgeons can reach their heart. In minimally invasive heart surgery, doctors make small cuts (or incisions) between your ...

Research showed that erector spinae plane block lowered post-cardiac surgery pain scores, reduced morphine use, and shortened ...

Cardiac surgery is a lifeline for both patients and hospitals. It's one of the most profitable service lines in American medicine, generating an average of nearly $3.7 million in revenue per ...

The authors conclude that "cardiac surgery can be performed with low operative mortality and good mid-term survival in patients with Child-Pugh class A." Acceptable results are also possible with ...